2 - Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz Mr. Bungle

[@naranjajordison]

i never thought that this song could be played live

[@darioactive-man3287]

thank god they did

[@Theybo2]

@@darioactive-man3287 that's actually impressive cause he would've had to memorize the lyrics

[@darioactive-man3287]

@@Theybo2 the whole band bis on workout here

[@jwc3o2]

@@Theybo2 the "lyrics" are "written" in optophonetic style & leave quite a lot of room for improvisation, besides the coupla "verses" of nonsyntactical sound sequences

[@marcel1372]

there are clips of Humboldt State University's percussion ensemble performing this. a bunch of this lineup was attending in the 90s and Trey composed this while there. I think it's pretty cool the school uses it as one of their jazz pieces. apparently the calypso/steel drum program is legendary, I know they also thanked the band director on liner notes but I forgot his name.

[@bradwilliams6550]

Running their live sound must be a nightmare.

[@shredman87.57]

A air conditioned nightmare

[@ДжонГилл]

I think they did most of their own technical stuff, they at least were taking their gear on and off stage which most artists don’t do

[@BungleGrindClown]

I imagine this song is very difficult to play on all the instruments. Mike Patton seems to "sing" this song with ease it's very talented how he makes those bizarre vocals.

[@flaviorocha9458]

Trey is such a badass

[@a.j.coombs3681]

Thank you! I was there, right up front, entranced.

[@ekulyarg]

Me too

[@glennszymanski4984]

Me 3

[@bunglehead]

Hi AJ!

[@vrod2144]

Lucky!

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

this is great

[@pepticheese3265]

As a vocalist myself this is one of the most fun songs to sing ever just pure crazy and amazing

[@TerrenceNowicki]

Dear god I hope they bring this back as an encore now that there's a genuine possibility of them touring again.

[@cynthiajones7514]

This is unreal wow

[@TIOLYON]

SUPERLATIVO !

[@oui2611]

ren and stimpy type beat

[@Double-O]

Yo, fuck yes! 😂

[@jamiechmiel8003]

The audience is ruining it. Try listening

[@anemonina]

Yeah, I absolutely agree: just listen to the fucken' song, wait 'till it has finished and THEN cheer up and scream and shit...you pack of wankers

[@marcel1372]

0:39

[@Dhakadice]

It's interesting how this song got more covers than this video got likes. :O

[@NuevaRomay]

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[@vanilllaguerrillla8550]

Film the other band members.

[@Bungle22]

Holy cannoli.

[@glennelson8017]

it seemed so naked then I notice the lack of masks or costumes,not as much showmanship but good stuff nonetheless

[@cynthiajones7514]

This is with the California tour so by that time they ditched the masks.

[@richardroberson2564]

@@cynthiajones7514 the music was to hard

[@cynthiajones7514]

@@richardroberson2564 No, they just wanted to change, they never stuck with a gimmick for long.

[@emmadelovely426]

They said in interviews that the music was too hard to play with the masks on at this point. It's a testament both to their maturity and to their evolution as musicians. They always pushed themselves to create new and exciting music each time out. But they never lost their sense of humor or their showmanship, either. I think this band is eons more talented and hard-working than 99% of other bands.

[@emmadelovely426]

Plus even though the band had always dressed up in costumes and wore masks even in the early days, part of the reason they started wearing the full head masks for entire shows was because Mike Patton was such a huge star in Faith No More and they wanted to distinguish his two bands from each other. IMHO there should not have been a problem with that, as both bands are wildly different musically. But a lot of people were going to Bungle shows because they were seeing Patton on MTV all the time back in the day. The masks in a weird way forced people to listen to their music and not just stare at Mike's face. It was an "f-you" to the people that came to the show just to see, as Buzz Osborne called him, the MTV Star. And plus by the time the California album came out, FNM had broken up so Mike could just be Mike again. No mask needed anymore. They all still wore costumes of some sort, though. Because that's them. Always did things with a wink and a nod. Never too serious or self-important, even though they always took their music seriously. I love that so much. What a band.